Area Events

First Baptist Church in Raton will be hosting a free Block Party for AWANA Registration on Wednesday, September 7th from 5 – 7 pm.   There will be Free Hot Dogs and Games.   AWANA is a Children & Youth Program that ranges from age 3 to High School.  …

Master of the Mountains (M.O.M.) Adventure Race/Relay (September 9-10, 2016) challenges competitors across the country to come and prove they truly are the MASTER OF THE MOUNTAINS. Run through the rugged terrain of Sugarite Canyon State Park in Northeastern New Mexico, paddle a course on Lake Maloya at 7,500 feet,…

First Street Market offers local vendors each Saturday from 1 pm – 4 pm on the South 100 Block of Historic First Street in Raton. Last market is scheduled for Oct. 1st.

The eclectic ShortGrass Music Festival presents its 12th season of live music in Cimarron, NM from Friday through Sunday, September 16th-18th. Featured this year are: The Magnolia Sisters, Halden Wofford & the Hi*Beams and cellist Denise Djokic with pianist Heng-Jin Park. The Magnolia Sisters perform Fri., Sept. 16th, 7PM at the old…

The eclectic ShortGrass Music Festival presents its 12th season of live music in Cimarron, New Mexico Fri.-Sun., Sept.16th-18th. Featured this year are: The Magnolia Sisters, Halden Wofford & the Hi*Beams and cellist Denise Djokic with pianist Heng-Jin Park.   This is not the first rodeo in these parts for Halden…

First Street Market offers local vendors each Saturday from 1 pm – 4 pm on the South 100 Block of Historic First Street in Raton. Last market is scheduled for Oct. 1st.

Hungry Hearts, our free meal to anyone in the community, will be this Saturday, September 17th, from Noon-1, and this week it is at First Baptist Church of Raton, corner of 3rd St. & Rio Grande. Several Raton churches have joined together to share this meal. It will rotate between…

The Humane Society of Raton is participating in the 'Welcome Home Your New MVP' campaign with Best Friends Sanctuary. For the entire month of September, the adoption fee is just $25! The Humane Society will have an Adoption Event (same $25 adoption fee) Saturday, September 17th, 10-3 at Tractor Supply.…

The eclectic ShortGrass Music Festival presents its 12th season of live music in Cimarron, New Mexico Fri.-Sun., Sept.16th-18th. Featured this year are: The Magnolia Sisters, Halden Wofford & the Hi*Beams and cellist Denise Djokic with pianist Heng-Jin Park.   Dynamic classical artists, Denise Djokic and HengJin Park, will close the…

First Street Market offers local vendors each Saturday from 1 pm – 4 pm on the South 100 Block of Historic First Street in Raton. Last market is scheduled for Oct. 1st.

HUNGRY HEARTS -A FREE MEAL SERVICE- will offer Free Lunch THIS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH FROM NOON TILL 1 PM AT FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER 219 KEARNEY AVE, RATON   THE MENU IS TACO SALAD  IT'S OPEN TO EVERYONE

First Baptist Church of Raton, in partnership with El Raton and Pure Flix Movie Ministry, is providing a free movie matinee  for the community   Movie: "Hidden Secrets" Where: El Raton Movie Theater When: Saturday, September 24th at 2:00 P.M. Here's the trailer from YouTube: YouTube:  https://youtu.be/SvQYBZ7_i9w   This charming and irresistible film explores the lasting impact a…

Maxwell FCCLA Spaghetti Dinner Sunday, Sept. 25th, 11AM - 2PM at the Maxwell School Cafeteria. Adults $7/ Senior Citizens $6/ Children 10 & under $5. Proceeds will benefit Maxwell FCCLA trips to district, state & national competitions.

Classic Night at the Movies presents Big Jake (1971) on Wednesday, September 28th, 7 pm at El Raton. FREE! Door Prizes! Donations will be given to the Christian Motorcyclists Association*. Sponsored by KRTN, El Raton Movie Theatre and Raton Natural Gas.   Big Jake is a 1971 Western action crime drama film starring John Wayne, Richard…

Raton Arts & Humanities kicks off the 2016-2017 Performing Arts Series on Wednesday, September 28th, 7 pm at the Historic Shuler Theater in Raton with Wylie and the Wild West. Tickets:  Adults $20/ Seniors $15/ Students $10 Season Tickets:  Adults $80/ Seniors $65/ Students $40/ Family $200 (2 adults + 2…

All are invited to participate in a Poetry Reading on Friday, September 30th, 6pm at Patchwork Phoenix in Raton. Sponsored by the Accidental Writer's Guild.

Carnegie Public Library in Trinidad hosts a special program, “Ute Prayer Trees,” this Friday, Sept 30th at 5:30PM in the main room of the Trinidad Public Library. The program is free and open to the public.   John Wesley Anderson, expert in these living artifacts, will discuss the culturally modified Ponderosa Pine trees created…

Raton Professional Business Women and Raton Kiwanis Club invite you to join them for the 22nd Annual Walk/Run for Domestic Violence Awareness on Saturday, October 1st at Ripley Park. The sponsors ask that "in true Raton style... let's come together to show our strength as a community and step up to…

First Street Market offers local vendors each Saturday from 1 pm – 4 pm on the South 100 Block of Historic First Street in Raton. Last market is scheduled for Oct. 1st.

The Lighthouse Church will be serving the Hungry Hearts free lunch this Saturday, October 1st, from 12:00 noon until 1:00 PM.  This will be a special blessings meal! The Lighthouse Church is located just south of Miners Colfax Medical Center, on the corner of La Mesa Drive and the Frontage…